Dan D'Ginto has successfully completed Essentials of Firefighting (Firefighter 1) training at the Montgomery County Department of Public Safety Fire Academy. Dan graduated last night along with 29 other recruits of class 2402.

Firefighter 1 is a 188-hour entry-level national certification course our firefighters must complete before they may fight fire inside a burning structure. In addition to learning ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 11:24 AM, our department and TowerDirect were notified for a vehicle crash on Nutt Road (Route 23) at the intersection with Manavon Street (Route 29) and Main Street. The caller reported two vehicles were involved and one of the vehicles hit the Carter's Automotive Building.

Chief, Rescue and MICU 65-1 responded to the incident. Chief 65 arrived to confirm that an SUV and box truck were involved ... (Full Story & Photos)

Andrew Demshak-Geddes has successfully completed Essentials of Firefighting (Firefighter 1) training at the Montgomery County Department of Public Safety Fire Academy. Andrew recently graduated along with 27 other recruits of class 2401.

Firefighter 1 is a 188-hour entry-level national certification course our firefighters must complete before they may fight fire inside a burning structure. In addition ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 10:28 AM, our department was alerted for a vehicle crash on the 100 block of Starr Street. The caller reported one vehicle hit a parked car and unknown if any injuries. Supplemental information reported a person laying in the street.

Chief, Rescue, and MICU 65-1 responded to the incident. Firefighters arrived to confirm a vehicle had crashed into a parked car with the driver laying in the street. ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 2:07 AM, our department and first-alarm mutual aid companies were alerted for an apartment building fire at the Phoenix View Apartments on Nutt Road. The caller reported alarm bells sounding with smoke in the building on the top floor.

Deputy 65 and Engine 65 responded to the incident. Firefighters arrived to find the source of the smoke to be from a cooking fire which was now out. The incident ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 7:50 AM, our Deputy Chief was behind a trash truck when there was an equipment failure on the truck resulting in a large amount of smoke. The truck pulled over and it was found the truck was on fire and there was a large volume of hydraulic fluid leaking. Deputy 65 contacted county communications to alert our department of this incident.

Engine 65, Utility 65-2, and Fire Police responded to the ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 10:55 AM, our department was alerted for a clothes dryer on fire at the Happy Wash Day Laundromat on Bridge Street.

Chief and Engine 65 responded to the incident. Firefighters arrived to find smoke in the building with contents smoldering inside one of the dryers. The contents were removed from the dryer and a pressurized water fire extinguisher was used to fully douse the contents. A fan was ... (Full Story & Photos)

Several of our drivers recently completed an Aerial Apparatus Practices Extended course. This course teaches current and future drivers the basic design and operational theory of aerial devices. They were also instructed on safety considerations, spotting and stabilizing, operation of the ladder and elevated master streams, and use of the ladder for rescue.

This course is part of a broader training ... (Full Story & Photos)